This is my friend's Manurhin manufactured Walther PP. The defaced slide and grip completely remove any reference to "Walther" and they experts on the Walther forum told me this was done because of a contractual dispute between Manurhin and Walther. Apparently, Manurhin manufactured the pistols for Walther and then a contractual dispute caused Walther to demand that Manurhin not sell any more guns with the Walther name on them, so the factory removed the Walther markings. I've never heard of such a thing and find it difficult to believe that any firearm company would sell a gun that has been defaced like this. Why would anyone buy a gun that was defaced like this? It's now a "shooter" because it certainly doesn't have any value as a collectible, what a shame!
Sure, the grips could be replaced for $50, but the slide is horribly damaged and I don't think it could be fixed. A replacement slide would be at least $200, which is more than the Walther is worth. A guy on the Walther forums suggested that I carefully cold blue the damaged portion of the slide. What do you guys think? Besides that obvious defacement, the gun is in really nice shape and shoot well. I need to get a few mags for it, as my friend lost them (how does that even happen?). Thanks!